Creativity, Critical Thinking & the New Common Core Standards

1. Creativity, Critical Thinking & the New Common Core Standards A Conversation with Colleagues Including: Debra Conejo, Literacy and Language Arts Specialist, LAUSD Luiz Sampaio, Visual Arts Specialist, LAUSD Jeanne Hoel, Senior Education Program Manager, MOCA

2. What’s your working definition of creativity?

3. Please take a few moments to look the picture in your folder. Reflect on your picture in writing. To be continued…

6. Debra ConejoLiteracy & Language Arts SpecialistLAUSD[see Conejo PowerPoint]

7. How do the Common Core (CCSS) instructional shifts resonate with you?

8. Literacy Shifts • Reading and writing that is grounded in text • Complex tasks and academic vocabulary • Building knowledge through non-fiction and informational texts [across all subjects]

9. What are texts?

10. What are the texts of the arts?

11. CCSS emphasizes SKILLS and PROCESSES that can be carried across all subjects and areas of learning.

12. meaningful work the arts sciences math social sciences skills and processes lang. arts history technology engineering life

13. Visual and media literacy apply to other content areas and contexts: they are portable skill sets

14. Inquiry is a key teaching method through which to support rigorous, evidence-based learning.

15. How can arts educators lead the push to teach in new, 21st century, meaningful ways?

16. What is creativity?

17. Observing details Describing Elaborating Synthesizing Resisting closure Evaluating Reflecting Thinking flexibly Thinking independently Being original Experimenting Thinking divergently Imaging Abstracting Recognizing patterns Forming patterns Analogizing Body thinking Empathizing Thinking dimensionally Modeling Playing Transforming Thinking metacognitively Collaborating Communicating: writing, articulating, listening Self-regulating Persevering Focusing Finding satisfaction in learning Self-organizing

18. What is critical thinking?

19. Observing details Describing Elaborating Synthesizing Resisting closure Evaluating Reflecting Thinking flexibly Thinking independently Being original Experimenting Thinking divergently Imaging Abstracting Recognizing patterns Forming patterns Analogizing Body thinking Empathizing Thinking dimensionally Modeling Playing Transforming Thinking metacognitively Collaborating Communicating: writing, articulating, listening Self-regulating Persevering Focusing Finding satisfaction in learning Self-organizing Staying open to new ideasDiscerning Analyzing Combining divergent concepts SynthesizingThinking flexiblyVisioningReflecting Questioning assumptions Assessing veracity of claims Using relevant evidence to support points of view Understanding other perspectives and cultures Self-directing Persisting

20. Observing details Describing Elaborating Synthesizing Resisting closure Evaluating Reflecting Thinking flexibly Thinking independently Being original Experimenting Thinking divergently Imaging Abstracting Recognizing patterns Forming patterns Analogizing Body thinking Empathizing Thinking dimensionally Modeling Playing Transforming Thinking metacognitively Collaborating Communicating: writing, articulating, listening Self-regulating Persevering Focusing Finding satisfaction in learning Self-organizing Staying open to new ideasDiscerning Analyzing Combining divergent concepts SynthesizingThinking flexiblyVisioningReflecting Questioning assumptions Assessing veracity of claims Using relevant evidence to support points of view Understanding other perspectives and cultures Self-directing Persisting

21. Observing details Describing Elaborating Synthesizing Resisting closure Evaluating Reflecting Thinking flexibly Thinking independently Being original Experimenting Thinking divergently Imaging Abstracting Recognizing patterns Forming patterns Analogizing Body thinking Empathizing Thinking dimensionally Modeling Playing Transforming Thinking metacognitively Collaborating Communicating: writing, articulating, listening Self-regulating Persevering Focusing Finding satisfaction in learning Self-organizing Staying open to new ideasDiscerning Analyzing Combining divergent concepts SynthesizingThinking flexiblyVisioningReflecting Questioning assumptions Assessing veracity of claims Using relevant evidence to support points of view Understanding other perspectives and cultures Self-directing Persisting

22. 21st century skills

23. Observing details Describing Elaborating Synthesizing Resisting closure Evaluating Reflecting Thinking flexibly Thinking independently Being original Experimenting Thinking divergently Imaging Abstracting Recognizing patterns Forming patterns Analogizing Body thinking Empathizing Thinking dimensionally Modeling Playing Transforming Thinking metacognitively Collaborating Communicating: writing, articulating, listening Self-regulating Persevering Focusing Finding satisfaction in learning Self-organizing Being creative Thinking critically Innovating Problem solving Problem finding Thinking flexibly Communicating Collaborating Adapting Self-directing Being accountable Leading Staying open to new ideasDiscerning Analyzing Combining divergent concepts SynthesizingThinking flexiblyVisioningReflecting Questioning assumptions Assessing veracity of claims Using relevant evidence to support points of view Understanding other perspectives and cultures Self-directing Persisting

24. Observing details Describing Elaborating Synthesizing Resisting closure Evaluating Reflecting Thinking flexibly Thinking independently Being original Experimenting Thinking divergently Imaging Abstracting Recognizing patterns Forming patterns Analogizing Body thinking Empathizing Thinking dimensionally Modeling Playing Transforming Thinking metacognitively Collaborating Communicating: writing, articulating, listening Self-regulating Persevering Focusing Finding satisfaction in learning Self-organizing Being creative Thinking critically Innovating Problem solving Problem finding Thinking flexibly Communicating Collaborating Adapting Self-directing Being accountable Leading Staying open to new ideasDiscerning Analyzing Combining divergent concepts SynthesizingThinking flexiblyVisioningReflecting Questioning assumptions Assessing veracity of claims Using relevant evidence to support points of view Understanding other perspectives and cultures Self-directing Persisting

25. Observing details Describing Elaborating Synthesizing Resisting closure Evaluating Reflecting Thinking flexibly Thinking independently Being original Experimenting Thinking divergently Imaging Abstracting Recognizing patterns Forming patterns Analogizing Body thinking Empathizing Thinking dimensionally Modeling Playing Transforming Thinking metacognitively Collaborating Communicating: writing, articulating, listening Self-regulating Persevering Focusing Finding satisfaction in learning Self-organizing 21c Being creative Thinking critically Innovating Problem solving Problem finding Thinking flexibly Communicating Collaborating Adapting Self-directing Being accountable Leading Staying open to new ideasDiscerning Analyzing Combining divergent concepts SynthesizingThinking flexiblyVisioningReflecting Questioning assumptions Assessing veracity of claims Using relevant evidence to support points of view Understanding other perspectives and cultures Self-directing Persisting Creativity Critical Thinking

26. Experiments at MOCA

27. Observing details Describing Elaborating Synthesizing Resisting closure Evaluating Reflecting Thinking flexibly Thinking independently Being original Experimenting Thinking divergently Imaging Abstracting Recognizing patterns Forming patterns Analogizing Body thinking Empathizing Thinking dimensionally Modeling Playing Transforming Thinking metacognitively Collaborating Communicating: writing, articulating, listening Self-regulating Persevering Focusing Finding satisfaction in learning Self-organizing 21c Being creative Thinking critically Innovating Problem solving Problem finding Thinking flexibly Communicating Collaborating Adapting Self-directing Being accountable Leading Staying open to new ideasDiscerning Analyzing Combining divergent concepts SynthesizingThinking flexiblyVisioningReflecting Questioning assumptions Assessing veracity of claims Using relevant evidence to support points of view Understanding other perspectives and cultures Self-directing Persisting Creativity Critical Thinking

28. MOCA + LAUSDCreativity Labs

29. Key findings There isn’t one, fixed definition of creativity.

30. Key findings • Structures for supporting and assessing creative thinking have to be extremely well planned.

31. Outcomes (What would you like your students to take away from this activity?) Activity How does the activity help them learn this? Steps How will you assess what students have learned?

32. Key findings • Technical instruction still largely dominates arts instruction and lesson design.

33. Key findings • Measurable qualities need to be identified very specifically.

34. Key findings • Sometimes art teachers aren’t that creative.

35. The arts embrace living experience and can breathe life into standards and education more generally.

36. Continuing work of Creativity Labs • Pilot group participants are training 85 elementary arts teachers during 2011-12.

37. Lessons learned are driving further assessment research at MOCA + LAUSD Arts Ed Branch.

38. Next steps? More cross-institutional partnering for professional development.

39. Next steps • Bring more people into the conversation about the relevancy of arts pedagogy to Common Core instruction.

40. Questions Who continues the work? How do we keep the collaboration meaningful? Has your definition of creativity changed since you walked into this auditorium?

41. Your exit ticketWhat outcomes can we work toward together?

42. Luiz Sampaioluiz.sampaio@lausd.netJeanne Hoeljhoel@moca.org